Strangulation

Strangulation ( lat. Strangulatio "strangulation" from the Greek. Στραγγάλη " loop , gallows ") - pinching, blocking by squeezing a hole, for example, the respiratory tract, blood vessel or section of the gastrointestinal tract.

Strangulation asphyxia - a type of mechanical asphyxia caused by compression of the neck, for example, when hanging, strangulation. A specific sign of death from hanging and strangulation of the loop is the strangulation groove ^[1] - a trace of neck compression by the loop.

In surgery of the gastrointestinal tract , strangulation intestinal obstruction is understood as the mechanism of intestinal obstruction , in which there is a compression of the intestine , which violates its blood supply .